when I do either make fetch or make install I get errors that would tell me that the files needed to fetch apache13 is nonexistent (file not found, not logged in, moved permanetly, Operation Timed out, undefined error 0.....). any hints on this now?

I opened rc.conf and changed it to what I think it is going to work. My documentation from a site when I searched for the commands on google.com doesn't have how to save. How do I save and return to the command prompt?

try using ee to edit your conf files. it is very simpel and then you are done editing things pres [enter] + [esc] and it will ask you to save the changes or not, just like windows. You could also use vi, it is just a little more advanced then ee.

try 'edit /etc/hosts', although ee and edit is the same, and I dont think it'll work but its worth a shot. I believe, default editor is set in .profile
UranHjort, you got it other way around, it is [esc]+[enter]

Try entering "/usr/bin/ee" to open ee. If this doesn't work, then I don't know how you managed to install FreeBSD without ee. It's a standard on FreeBSD systems. It doesn't depend on what your default editor is.

You might try entering "locate /ee". (You might first have to run " /usr/libexec/locate.updatedb &") This will return the location of any file starting with "ee" on the system.

For basic vi usage, just remember these 5 things:

1. Vi starts in a "command" mode, not in an editing mode. To enter other modes, you enter keys or key combinations. To exit back to command mode, you hit the ESC key.

So...

2. You cannot start editing text until you have hit the "i" key (for insert).

3. You cannot get out of text editing mode until you hit the ESC key.

4. You can enter delete mode by hitting the Delete key once, and then using the Delete key as normal. Again, exit to command mode by using the Esc key.

5. From command mode, you can quit by entering ":q!". (This will exit without saving changes). To save the current file, you can enter ":w". To save the current file as a new file, use ":w filename".